Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person is a person in charge of an animal if the person--
(a) owns or has a lease, licence or other proprietary interest in the animal; or
(b) has the custody of the animal; or
(c) is employing or has engaged someone else who has the custody of the animal and the custody is within the scope of the employment or engagement.
(2) Despite subsection (1)(a), a person who holds a mortgage or other security interest in an animal only becomes a person in charge of the animal if the person takes a step to enforce the mortgage or other security.